But it isn’t the voice of a robot. It’s the voice of a man or a woman.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iOS 14.5 Adds New Siri Voices, No Longer Defaults to Female
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Airforce studies find that pilots are more likely to respond to a female voice than a male one. For the same reason, alert signals are tuned to the frequenzy of a crying infant.
I think the assistant voices are by default female because female voices are generally considered more soothing (global mommy syndrome).
No one has ever said that.You know what? I give up, you are right. I AM offended that male, female, mom, dad, his, hers, he, she can no longer be used because some folks decide those words should no longer be use and somehow are offended by them. Get over yourselves folks. There I said it.
(OK so really I don't care what Apple does but I do think its stupid as F***.)
The question is what was your point -- I was just making sure it was clear that this study wasn't reflective of the general population since the subjects are mostly men.
If a friend of yours told you they identified as both male and female, why isn't that enough? Why should anyone care to tell them if they're right or wrong about how they or anyone else self-identifies?
You’re clearly struggling with comprehending the root cause of the resistance here.
I feel the question you asked have already been answered in ELI5 language by both myself and others.
If it’s not true and just hysteria, provide evidence that removal of male and female isn’t occurring more and more, little bit by little bit. HINT: we are actually discussing how Apples just removed the label of male and female voices in order to be genre neutral. ?
Let’s rewind a couple of months where hospitals were looking at removing the name breast milk to chest milk to not offend transgender.
Not happening you say ?
The audacity to compare this nonsense with the monstrosity of racism and women’s rights. Just wow. ?
Nothing you just described remotely takes away anyone’s ability to identify as strictly male or female. Why is it that whenever we try to be more inclusive, some of the ones already included perceive that as a loss rather than a gain?
I didn’t compare it to anything. I pointed out that there are countless examples of times before something changed, which is no reason for those things to stay as they were. I’m sorry you missed that but I made it very clear.
Thats not the same thing. But of course I would accept them. Friend or not. However belief doesnt change science.
This isn’t oppression. This is your allies being rational.
Science is the process by which we test and measure a hypothesis to formulate a theory. It’s an ongoing and elastic process that constantly overturns the previous understanding science itself provided. I’m sure there’s science from a hundred years ago that would state there are only two genders just as sure as I am the latest science would reveal that’s not the case. Problem is which science are people going to want to believe? The old one that aligns with their own beliefs or the new one that challenges them? It’s never as simple as if science says it then that’s it.
You mean everyone? No one seems to be happy about this except the usual mentally ill crowd.
Last edited:
I thought your point was belief doesn’t change science and rational thinking wins. I’m saying both rarely hold true.
Erm English comprehension skills would go along way mate. Or are you choosing just to take my words out of context?. Perhaps I’ve failed in delivering my views. I think continuing this conversation with someone that’s unable to see the bigger picture is just a waste of both our time. Have a great Easter break. Good luck to you.
You know what? I give up, you are right. I AM offended that male, female, mom, dad, his, hers, he, she can no longer be used because some folks decide those words should no longer be used and are somehow offended by them. Get over yourselves folks. There I said it.
(OK so really I don't care what Apple does but I do think its stupid as F***.)
Again, the only person offended here is you.